- 05:36 AM
- 04/24/24
Revised picks:
Knicks by 10 (slam dunk)
Kings by 5
Knicks by 9 (slam dunk)
Pelicans by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:55 PM on April 11, 2024
My picks:
Celtics by 13 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 9
Mavericks by 7 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 4
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:34 PM on April 09, 2024
Revised picks:
76ers by 12 (slam dunk)
posted by Ufez Jones at 07:14 PM on April 02, 2024
My picks:
76ers by 5
Mavericks by 8
Celtics by 7
Suns by 9
Knicks by 13 (slam dunk)
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:04 PM on April 02, 2024
My picks:
76ers by 6
Nuggets by 9 (slam dunk)
Pelicans by 4
Pacers by 10
Mavericks by 7 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 8
Bucks by 12 (slam dunk)
The third quarter of last night's Mavs/Kings game was one of the most brutal on-court poundings I've seen in awhile. Sac couldn't hit a shot or get an offensive rebound to save their lives and Dallas was swishing 3s and getting easy dunks left and right. It was b-e-a-utiful.
I'm sure the Kings will come out swinging Friday night, though. I don't think anyone wants to face LeBron, Steph, or the surging Rockets in the play-in.
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:48 PM on March 27, 2024
Revised picks:
Thunder by 8 (slam dunk)
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:58 PM on March 14, 2024
Revised picks:
Celtics by 6
Mavericks by 8
Lakers by 5
Bucks by 9
Nuggets by 11
Heat by 10
Knicks by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:21 PM on March 14, 2024
My picks:
Knicks by 7
Clippers by 6
Heat by 5
Kings by 9
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:14 PM on March 12, 2024
Revised picks:
Cavaliers by 5
Lakers by 6
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:21 AM on March 07, 2024
Revised picks:
Heat by 7
Nuggets by 6
Timberwolves by 5
Lakers by 4
Celtics by 7
Knicks by 10 (slam dunk)
Timberwolves by 6
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:15 AM on March 07, 2024
My picks:
Celtics by 7
Nuggets by 14 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 10
Bucks by 9
The Celtics/Nuggets game Thursday night could very well be *the* regular season game of the year and I'll be sitting on an airplane headed to a conference in Scottsdale.
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:57 PM on March 05, 2024
Revised picks:
Mavericks by 3
Bucks by 14 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 12 (slam dunk)
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:37 PM on March 01, 2024
Mavs play-by-play announcer Mark Followill described the game-winning shot as "back-breaking, heart-breaking, soul-breaking", which might be a little over the top for a game played in late-February, but it was certainly gutting to watch. Strus just hit peak Steph Curry beast mode in the fourth and nailed four straight threes in around (less than?) a minute, fueling CLE's late push. When I saw him launch the half-courter there was a bit of a sense of "ah, fuck, this is going in, isn't it?".
Big bummer, for sure, but the season presses on. Gotta take care of Toronto tonight and see if we can somehow pull off a win at Boston to salvage a .500 record on this mini road-trip out East.
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:27 AM on February 28, 2024
My picks:
Celtics by 16 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 14 (slam dunk)
Pacers by 7
Clippers by 9 (slam dunk)
Knicks by 8 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 14 (slam dunk)
I love this time of year, just wall-to-wall games that matter.
Time for everyone to start making some moves.
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:58 PM on February 27, 2024
My picks:
Thunder by 5
Suns by 7
Cavaliers by 14 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 9
Bucks by 15 (slam dunk)
I'm definitely willing to clear my calendar should any MFFLs feel inspired to fund my way into some playoff games.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:13 PM on February 13, 2024
Yeah, I had a fun time explaining Ice Spice (including her new hit, "Think U The Shit (Fart)") to my nearly 75 y/o mother this morning.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:58 PM on February 12, 2024
My picks:
49ers by 6
Passer: Patrick Mahomes
Rusher: McCaffrey
Receiver: Kittle
Player with interception: Fred Warner
Player with sack: Chris Jones
Player with first turnover: Mahomes
Super Bowl MVP: Kittle
Tiebreaker: Never. Those crazy kids are gonna make it after all.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:34 PM on February 11, 2024
I will say, MSG is a fantastic live experience. I'm very grateful that the stars aligned just right this year and I was finally able to catch the Mavs there.
And this pass was something to behold. I had to pull my phone out at halftime to dig up a replay and wound up passing it down the row so the other Dallas/Luka fans could gawk.
That was a really fun night.
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:52 AM on February 09, 2024
lol, I love it.
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:33 PM on February 06, 2024
My picks:
Mavericks by 7
Suns by 8
76ers by 6
Clippers by 12 (slam dunk)
Mavericks by 2
Nuggets by 8
Suns by 12 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 6
Locking Dallas to take home an L from New York hurts. Why did it have to be this way, Jalen?
I'll be at the Garden Thursday night, which will *surely* tilt things in the Mavs favor.
...right?
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:09 PM on February 06, 2024
Aww, I hate to hear that. Thanks for sharing, NoMich.
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:29 PM on February 01, 2024
My picks:
Celtics by 11 (slam dunk)
76ers by 6
Suns by 13
Bucks by 12 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 9 (slam dunk)
76ers by 12
Knicks by 17 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 17 (slam dunk)
The only mildly frustrating thing about Luka's 73-burger is that if any number of his teammates make just three of the numerous blown layups that he had set them up for during that game he would have wound up with a 70-something triple-double, which is even sillier and more awesome. And it easily should have happened that way.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:47 PM on January 30, 2024
My picks:
Ravens by 6 (lock)
Lions by 3
Passer: Patrick Mahomes
Rusher: McCaffrey
Receiver: Amon-Ra St. Brown
Player with interception: C.J. Gardner-Johnson
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:18 PM on January 28, 2024
I believe Will Anderson Jr had a sack as well.
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:14 AM on January 27, 2024
My picks:
Mavericks by 9
Thunder by 13 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 7
Kings by 11
Knicks by 8
Nuggets by 9
Warriors by 4
I appreciate NoMich's tribute to Antoine Walker.
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:31 PM on January 24, 2024
I spent a fair bit of time on conference calls this morning with some colleagues in Detroit and can confirm that the Lions have even the healthcare researchers up there all abuzz. It reminds me a lot of my office during the Blues Stanley Cup run in 2019. Here's hoping they can keep it going.
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:29 PM on January 22, 2024
My picks:
Ravens by 13 (lock)
49ers by 10 (lock)
Lions by 17 (lock)
Bills by 8
Passer: Lamar Jackson
Rusher: McCaffrey
Receiver: Diggs
Player with interception: Will Anderson Jr.
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:07 PM on January 20, 2024
PSA: Friday night's game between the Mavs and Golden State has been postponed due to the passing of Warriors Assistant Dejan Milojevic.
ESPN is going to air the Lakers/Nets game instead.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:52 PM on January 18, 2024
My picks:
Nuggets by 4
Clippers by 7
Cavaliers by 4
Mavericks by 10 (slam dunk)
Raptors by 5
Timberwolves by 9 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 4
Warriors by 5
Excited for Embiid vs. Jokic tonight. I caught their match-up late last season and it was (objectively) one of the most exciting regular season games I'd seen in a minute.
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:59 PM on January 16, 2024
I'm hoping Jerry goes full-bore all-in and names himself Head Coach. If you want a job done right sometimes you gotta do it yourself.
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:51 PM on January 14, 2024
My picks:
Browns by 7
Dolphins by 5
Bills by 13 (lock)
Cowboys by 13 (lock)
Lions by 9
Buccaneers by 6
Passer: Dak Prescott
Rusher: Kyren Williams
Receiver: Amari Cooper
Player with interception: Rasul Douglas
A hearty *middle-finger emoji* to NBC. Really hope this backfires on them.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:17 PM on January 13, 2024
Belichick and the Pats, Pete Carroll and the Seahawks, and Saban leaves the Crimson Tide. It may not be the biggest Black Monday in terms of volume, but those are some huge names.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:34 PM on January 11, 2024
Revised picks:
76ers by 11
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:20 PM on January 09, 2024
My picks:
Pelicans by 8
Nuggets by 14 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 6
Suns by 9 (slam dunk)
76ers by
Nuggets by 8 (slam dunk)
Hawks by 7
Grizzlies by 6
I get locked out of Grizzlies (and Pacers) games under "local" restrictions so I won't get to watch the Mavs tonight, but the Minnesota @ Orlando matchup looks like it could be a fun alternative. I love catching the interconference games when I get the chance.
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:20 PM on January 09, 2024
Revised picks:
Browns by 6
Lions by 10 (lock)
Packers by 6
Jaguars by 9 (lock)
Raiders by 10 (lock)
Bills by 7
Jets by 7 (lock)
Saints by 5
Eagles by 6
Seahawks by 8 (lock)
Chargers by 6
49ers by 9 (lock)
Cowboys by 8 (lock)
Buccaneers by 7 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:48 AM on January 07, 2024
My picks:
Texans by 7
Steelers by 4
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:06 PM on January 06, 2024
My picks:
Lakers by 9
Bucks by 11 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 10 (slam dunk)
76ers by 6
Grizzlies by 4
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:28 PM on January 03, 2024
Revised picks:
Bills by 24 (lock)
Bears by 9
Colts by 7
Rams by 9
Eagles by 28 (lock)
Saints by 4
49ers by 17 (lock)
Jaguars by 19 (lock)
Ravens by 8
Texans by 6
Seahawks by 8 (lock)
Chargers by 7
Chiefs by 10
Packers by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:29 AM on December 31, 2023
My picks:
Cowboys by 10
posted by Ufez Jones at 08:00 PM on December 30, 2023
My picks:
Pacers by 6
Clippers by 14 (slam dunk)
Raptors by 5
Celtics by 18 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 5
Cavaliers by 4
Clippers by 6
Happy Boxing Day, SpoFites.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:55 PM on December 26, 2023
Revised picks:
Chiefs by 13 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 08:57 AM on December 23, 2023
My picks:
Bengals by 6
Bills by 14 (lock)
Falcons by 3
Seahawks by 7
Lions by 14 (lock)
Jets by 5
Packers by 6
Browns by 14 (lock)
Jaguars by 6
Bears by 8
Dolphins by 8
Broncos by 9
Raiders by 13 (lock)
Eagles by 20 (lock)
Ravens by 4
posted by Ufez Jones at 08:56 AM on December 23, 2023
My picks:
Pelicans by 5
Celtics by 15 (slam dunk)
76ers by 6
Kings by 4
Nuggets by 8
Warriors by 5
That T-Wolves at 76ers game could be one of the best of the season.
And then there's the Wizards/Warriors game.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:03 PM on December 19, 2023
Revised picks:
Browns by 13 (lock)
Falcons by 7 (lock)
Packers by 3
Texans by 5
Dolphins by 13 (lock)
Saints by 7 (lock)
Rams by 7
49ers by 21 (lock)
Cowboys by 10
Chiefs by 19 (lock)
Ravens by 6
Eagles by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:18 PM on December 17, 2023
My picks:
Chargers by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:00 PM on December 14, 2023
My picks:
Mavericks by 7
Suns by 12 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 8
Clippers by 4
Lakers by 11 (slam dunk)
Knicks by 4
The Pistons have lost a full 20 in a row and still can't get any recognition.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:26 PM on December 12, 2023
Revised picks:
Pacers by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:33 PM on December 09, 2023
My picks:
Falcons by 5
Lions by 10
Bengals by 3
Browns by 7
Saints by 8 (lock)
Texans by 4
Ravens by 6
Raiders by 4
49ers by 13
Chiefs by 8
Chargers by 6
Cowboys by 3
Dolphins by 17 (lock)
Packers by 6
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:55 AM on December 09, 2023
Revised picks:
Lakers by 11 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 12 (slam dunk)
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:46 PM on December 07, 2023
My picks:
Celtics by 11 (slam dunk)
Kings by 7
Knicks by 6
Lakers by 4
Timberwolves by 11 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 9
If the knock-out games are remotely close they should be pretty fun.
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:40 PM on December 04, 2023
Revised picks:
Colts by 5
Chargers by 14 (lock)
Lions by 7 (lock)
Falcons by 6
Steelers by 13 (lock)
Buccaneers by 6
Dolphins by 19 (lock)
Broncos by 6
Browns by 7
Eagles by 7
Chiefs by 6 (lock)
Jaguars by 12 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:53 AM on December 03, 2023
My picks:
Cowboys by 13 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 07:12 PM on November 30, 2023
Revised picks:
Clippers by 5
Pacers by 11 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 6
Celtics by 4
Suns by 3
Man, that Friday night double-header should be fantastic.
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:15 PM on November 29, 2023
The first clue that something was fishy should have been when they reported that Texas State recently suffered its blurst loss in program history.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:20 PM on November 28, 2023
My picks:
Heat by 4
Kings by 11
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:38 AM on November 28, 2023
Revised picks:
Saints by 5
Bengals by 7
Titans by 4
Buccaneers by 8
Giants by 6
Jaguars by 10
Browns by 7
Rams by 14 (lock)
Chiefs by 10 (lock)
Eagles by 14
Ravens by 8
Vikings by 8 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:50 AM on November 26, 2023
My picks:
Lions by 24 (lock)
Cowboys by 17 (lock)
49ers by 7
Dolphins by 17 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:12 AM on November 23, 2023
Revised picks:
Browns by 4
Lions by 19 (lock)
Chargers by 7
Dolphins by 14 (lock)
Commanders by 6
Cowboys by 15 (lock)
Jaguars by 13 (lock)
Texans by 8 (lock)
49ers by 10
Bills by 13
Seahawks by 6
Broncos by 3
Chiefs by 8
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:20 AM on November 19, 2023
My picks:
Ravens by 14 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:12 PM on November 16, 2023
Enter the NBA Playoff Pickem
My picks:
Magic in 6
Suns in 5
Knicks in 7
Nuggets in 6
Mavericks in 5
Pacers in 6
Celtics in 4
Thunder in 5
Top point scorer: Luka Doncic
Top rebounder: Nikola Jokic
Most points per game: Celtics
Team scoring 130: Pacers